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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MUSTIO, HARHART, KOTIK, BARRAR, EVERETT, GEIST, GRELL, HICKERNELL, KORTZ, KRIEGER, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MILLER, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, STERN AND WATSON, MARCH 14, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 14, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), entitled, as |
2 | amended, "An act relating to and regulating the practice of |
3 | the profession of engineering, including civil engineering, |
4 | mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mining |
5 | engineering and chemical engineering, the profession of land |
6 | surveying and the profession of geology and constituent parts |
7 | and combinations thereof as herein defined; providing for the |
8 | licensing and registration of persons practicing said |
9 | profession, and the certification of engineers-in-training |
10 | and surveyors-in-training, and the suspension and revocation |
11 | of said licenses, registrations and certifications for |
12 | violation of this act; prescribing the powers and duties of |
13 | the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land |
14 | Surveyors and Geologists, the Department of State and the |
15 | courts; prescribing penalties; and repealing existing laws," |
16 | further providing for continuing professional competency |
17 | requirements. |
18 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
19 | hereby enacts as follows: |
20 | Section 1. Section 4.5(b) and (g) of the act of May 23, 1945 |
21 | (P.L.913, No.367), known as the Engineer, Land Surveyor and |
22 | Geologist Registration Law, amended May 12, 2010 (P.L.192, |
23 | No.25), are amended to read: |
24 | Section 4.5. Continuing Professional Competency |
25 | Requirements.--* * * |
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1 | (b) [Each] Except as otherwise provided under subsection |
2 | (g), each licensee shall be required to meet the continuing |
3 | professional competency requirements of this section as a |
4 | condition for licensure renewal. Continuing professional |
5 | competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or |
6 | expand skills and knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, |
7 | including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or |
8 | develop new and relevant skills and knowledge. No credit shall |
9 | be given for a course in practice building or office management. |
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11 | (g) (1) A licensee may [be exempt] request exemption from |
12 | the requirements of this section for any of the following |
13 | reasons and to the extent specified in this subsection: |
14 | (i) A licensee serving on temporary active duty in the armed |
15 | forces of the United States for a period of time exceeding one |
16 | hundred twenty consecutive days in a year shall be exempt from |
17 | obtaining the professional development hours required during |
18 | that year. |
19 | (ii) A licensee experiencing physical disability, illness or |
20 | other extenuating circumstances as reviewed and approved by the |
21 | board may be exempt. Supporting documentation must be furnished |
22 | to the board. |
23 | (iii) A licensee who lists his occupation as retired on the |
24 | board-approved renewal form and certifies to the board that he |
25 | no longer receives any remuneration for the practice of |
26 | engineering shall be exempt from the requirement set forth in |
27 | subsection (a). If the licensee intends to return to the |
28 | practice of engineering, then the licensee must complete the |
29 | number of professional development hours required for each year |
30 | exempted, not to exceed the annual requirement for two years. |
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1 | (2) An individual applying for initial licensure and |
2 | registration shall be exempt from the requirement set forth in |
3 | subsection (a) for the licensure period immediately following |
4 | initial licensure and registration. |
5 | * * * |
6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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